Undergraduate Research Programs

This page is a compilation of research programs, institutes, and fellowships available to undergraduate students of cognitive science. Most of these programs last for a summer, a semester, or a year in duration. These programs are categorized by their respective discipline of cognitive science, followed by a listing of interdisciplinary research fellowships that offer students autonomy in choosing the discipline in which they choose to study.

Many of these programs are Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) funded by the National Science Foundation. A more complete listing of REUs can be found at the National Science Foundation's website.

Animal Behavior
Indiana University - REU Program in Animal Behavior

Oklahoma State University - REU in Biological Basis of Human and Animal Behavior

Computation and Informatics
Hope College - REU Program in Computer Science

Oregon State University - REU Program in Eco-Informatics

University of Minnesota - Undergraduate Internship Program in Scientific Computing and Graphics

Education and Learning Sciences
American Educational Research Association - Undergraduate Research Workshop

Linguistics
Center for Applied Linguistics - Internship Program

Hunter College - Language Acquisition Research Internship

Mathematics
Arizona State University - Summer Program in Applied Mathematics

Mount Holyoke College - REU Program in Mathematics

University of Nebraska Lincoln - REU Program in Applied Mathematics

Neuroscience and Biomedical Sciences
Amgen - Amgen Scholars Research Program

Duke University Center - Cognitive Neuroscience Visiting Research Fellowship

Georgia State University - Behavioral Research Advancements in Neuroscience (BRAIN)

IES Brain Research Foundation - Neuroscience Summer Research Fellowship

National Institutes of Health - Summer Internship in Biomedical Research

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Summer Research Program

New York University - REU Program in Neural Science

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Summer Program in Neuroscience (SPIN)

University of Connecticut - Undergraduate Research Internship in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago - Summer Research in Brain, Sensory Systems and Behavior

University of Iowa - Summer Research Programs

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

University of Pittsburgh - Neuroscience Summer Research Program

University of South Alabama - REU Program in Structure and Function of Proteins

University of Texas Southwestern - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Psychological and Behavioral Sciences
American Psychological Association - Summer Science Fellowship

Colorado State University - REU Program on Mind and Brain

Northwestern University - Family Institute Summer Research Intership

Pace University - Psychology Summer Internship Program

University of Minnesota - REU Program in Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

University of Wisconsin Madison - Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP)

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Morgan State University - Summer Institute of Robotics

University of Rochester - Summer Fellowship in Vision Science

Interdisciplinary Cognitive Science Fellowships
National Aeronautics and Space Association - Undergraduate Student Research Program

California Technical Institute - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

University of California Irvine - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Emory University - Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Emory (SURE)

University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana - Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)

Indiana University - Visiting Undergraduate Research Fellowship

University of Maryland - Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Summer Research Internship